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Quality Education of Orang Asli in Malaysia

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The Malaysian government expects all levels of society should be taken care of and can improve the quality of life impacted from an increase in knowledge towards the achievement of a first-class mindset. By 2020, this expectation is envisioned to include the Orang Asli community in Malaysia. The provided quality of education will determine the future continuity of the quality life. Therefore, this concept paper is produced with the objective to discuss the issues involving the challenges and some indicators on quality of life, especially for the acquisition of the Orang Asli community in Malaysia. At the end of the discussion, a proposal was put forward based on the results of the literature review of which the possibility to establish an non-formal education program through Community Learning Center program that is based on the identity of the indigenous peoples and their participation in the activities of basic life skills education. The result is expected to give some views in order to provide an opportunity and education to indigenous peoples and to achieve better of life quality in the future.